Driver flips in Brea, arrested on suspicion of DUI

BREA – A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after his car flipped on a rural, two-lane roadway early Saturday morning, police said.

Reynoldo Contreras, 25, of Anaheim was driving along Carbon Canyon Road when he lost control of his 1993 Mercury coupe, Brea police Lt. Darrin Devereux said. The rollover, reported at 1:03 a.m. Saturday by a passerby, occurred between the community of Olinda and the Orange County-San Bernardino County line.

Contreras, who was alone in his car, was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange with non-life-threatening injuries, Devereux said. He was arrested at the hospital on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI.

"When no one else is hurt, it's a misdemeanor," Devereux said.

Because of the crash, Carbon Canyon Road between Olinda Drive and the county line was closed for about 75 minutes, reopening at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Devereux said.

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